Running Instagrammers #2 Wannabe Elite Wednesday, (over)Training Thursday, Fracture Clinic Friday

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fckthegrm said:
I'm inclined to agree. With a bit of structure, discipline, consistency: the right (progressive) mix of runs (easy runs, intervals, hills), a bit of strength training, and importantly rest days then a sub 4 marathon isn't a huge ask. It's easy to see where certain runfluencers fall down:

Lack patience to focus exclusively on one target race and gradually build up base mileage that conditions the legs/feet/joints to handle higher mileage and protects against injury further down the line. Mileage builds up too quickly. Easy runs are too fast. Insufficient recovery. Inappropriate race efforts/too many races. Not enough recovery. Ultimately lets social media and the need for content and engagement control their running.
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As someone who only started running 4-ish years ago who is working really hard to run sub 4, I don't agree with the "it's easy to get a GFA/BQ." I've been working really hard to break 4, but doing it sensibly - working with a coach, gradually building mileage, doing S&C 2-3x each week, not racing every dang weekend. It irks me to see the runstagrammers out here talking about how they're on "Project BQ" planning to take 45 minutes off their marathon PB time to get a BQ. :rolleyes:
 
techgurladpi said:
As someone who only started running 4-ish years ago who is working really hard to run sub 4, I don't agree with the "it's easy to get a GFA/BQ." I've been working really hard to break 4, but doing it sensibly - working with a coach, gradually building mileage, doing S&C 2-3x each week, not racing every dang weekend. It irks me to see the runstagrammers out here talking about how they're on "Project BQ" planning to take 45 minutes off their marathon PB time to get a BQ. :rolleyes:
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To be honest, I also disagree.

We are all built differently. We all have different physiological and psychological make-ups which affect our running potentials . We cannot all have the same potential pb (be that a sub 4, sub 3.30, BQ whatever).

I think because running is done competitively by far more people than say, cycling or rowing*, people don’t see it as an “me vs them sport”. The consequence of this seems to be that society doesn’t really look at the physiological reasons as to why some might be better runners than others, although they are happy to lap up facts like cyclists having a RHR of 28.

*it is hard to compare rowers’ pbs on ergs since height is a big consideration. We don’t talk about ergs. They are the devil’s work 😖.
 
Eurghhhh Anna’s video on getting a picture just made me so sad. She lifts up her top to show her super thin stomach and then all the poses you can see are her making her legs look as skinny as possible. I’m hoping to have a baby asap and I know I’ll be such a slow PP improver because my metabolism is tit but I see so many runners on insta snapping back. I really genuinely like Anna (from what I can see) and don’t think she’s particularly toxic but the increasing showing of her thin post baby body is becoming difficult to see
 
OpenEyes90 said:
Just seen Garys post. Someone that’s commented on it is coached by Bester. Went onto their profile…. Latest post = injured.
Craziness!
and people are paying good money for this. Im glad people like Gary and Holly are speaking out against these influencers, someone has to!
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Just seen that the Biebster commented on Gary's post - seems he doesn't like being called out on his tit advice. 😆
 
techgurladpi said:
Just seen that the Biebster commented on Gary's post - seems he doesn't like being called out on his tit advice. 😆
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Also got this lovely clap back to one of Bester’s clients 🤣

I’m glad these guys are calling out Bester on his crap!
 

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I’m confused why WR is still flogging Kellogs pb run as a negative split run? She ran fairly evenly paced apart from the last bit according to Strava 🤷‍♀️
I thought negative split was second half faster than first half. One last bit of a km being faster than the rest is not a negative split… it’s a sprint finish right?!
 
Haha just had a good laugh opening ig and seeing that dreadful ad by Kel. Could you even be arsed making at video?? All the time spent filming. Several takes. Different angles. Then editing. Then putting it together. Then adding music. All that time taken away from real life. From your two year old. To make a stupid ad for Instagram that no one cares about and inspired NO ONE to go purchase it. For what? Some free tit? Cream and lip balm? My time is more valuable. My time with my children is more valuable. And then makes stories to promote. She is so unrelatable and uninspiring. Same lies day after day. So smirk. Yawn.

Also, anyone watch that new vlog? Like some previous posters mentioned, it seems a very toxic relationship. Why did he film that? Would they have made a vlog if she didn't get a PB? They both know his reputation as a coach as been very poor recently. It's like she HAD to PB to try and validate him in some way. She says she is doing these races for fun and then runs until puking. It's so cringey to watch.
 
snapdrag0n said:
I’m confused why WR is still flogging Kellogs pb run as a negative split run? She ran fairly evenly paced apart from the last bit according to Strava 🤷‍♀️
I thought negative split was second half faster than first half. One last bit of a km being faster than the rest is not a negative split… it’s a sprint finish right?!
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Are we allowed gifs in this thread? I love gifs!!

I am going to gif welloggs and Charlie right out of here.

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